Greenhouse vs Workable
Greenhouse publishes three plans with no figures and asks you to book a demo, while Workable prints its plan prices and offers a 15-day trial. The other split is philosophy: Greenhouse enforces structured interviewing, Workable aims to get a team hiring quickly with sourcing built in.
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Choose Greenhouse ifyou are willing to run every hire through scorecards and interview kits, and you accept a sales conversation before you see a number.
Choose Workable ifyou want to see a price before talking to anyone, need to be hiring within days, and can live with reporting that counts candidates per stage rather than explaining stalls.
Greenhouse and Workable side by side
| Greenhouse | Workable | |
|---|---|---|
| Our applicant tracking rank | #11 of 14 | #4 of 14 |
| Established in | United States | United Kingdom |
| List price, 4 November 2026 | Core, Plus and Pro, quoted on request; no figures on the pricing page | Standard $299, Premier $599, Enterprise $719 per month; annual totals $3,588, $7,188, $8,628; 15-day trial |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | An organisation willing to adopt structured interviewing | A team that needs to be hiring properly by next week |
| Not for | A small team that hires occasionally | A company that wants deep funnel analytics |
Both are reviewed in full in our applicant tracking ranking: Greenhouse and Workable.
Where they differ
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Seeing a price before a call
Workable's page shows Standard at $299 a month, Premier at $599 and Enterprise at $719, with annual totals of $3,588, $7,188 and $8,628. Greenhouse's page shows no currency, period or amount for Core, Plus or Pro, only a demo button. A buyer comparing budgets can start with Workable straight away.
Edge: Workable
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Trying it first
Workable offers a 15-day trial without a credit card, though the trial leaves out Workable Agent. Greenhouse's pricing page names neither a free plan nor a trial. If you want hands on a product before committing, Workable is the easier route.
Edge: Workable
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How opinionated the hiring process is
Greenhouse is built around interview kits plus scorecards fixed ahead of the first candidate conversation, with an audit log on Pro and a business intelligence connector on Plus. Workable covers sourcing, a careers page, evaluation and offers, but its reporting shows counts per stage. For process discipline and reporting, Greenhouse goes further.
Edge: Greenhouse
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What grows the bill
Workable bands its plans by employee count, from 1 to 20 up to 1000+, and texting, video interviews and assessments are paid add-ons on Standard. Greenhouse quotes by hiring volume and complexity, so the cost depends on a negotiation. Neither is cheap to scale, and neither is fully predictable.
Depends on the buyer
When neither fits
If you hire a handful of people a year and want something light, look at Homerun or Teamtailor instead.
Greenhouse or Workable: questions
3 answersDoes Greenhouse publish its prices?
No. Core, Plus and Pro appear without amounts, and the page says pricing is customised to your hiring needs.
Is Workable a European product?
Its terms name Workable Software Limited at a London address under English law, and the page does not state the country of incorporation.
Which has a trial?
Workable gives 15 days with no credit card. Greenhouse's pricing page mentions none.
Sources
Checked 4 November 2026- Greenhouse pricing page: three plan names, no published prices, demo only, no free plan or trial named, Plus and Pro features.
- Greenhouse legal page: Master subscription agreement and data processing addendum as customer contracts.
- Workable pricing page: monthly and annual plan prices, headcount bands, 15-day trial, add-ons on Standard.
- Workable terms: Workable Software Limited, London address, English law.